Mechanical toy



April 5, 1927. 1,623,886

H. H. MORGAN 1 MECHANICAL TOY Filed Sent. 25. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 VENTOR 0 I WITNESS:

April 5 1927. 1,623 886 H. H. MORGAN 4 MECHANICAL TOY Filed Sent. 25. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 wrrmzss: ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 5, 1927. i 1 l I i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOWARD H. MORGAN, OF HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.

MECHANICAL TOY.

Application filed. September 25, 1926. Serial No. 137,770.

The object of this invention is to provide The body of the animal or race horse is 55 a toy in which the moving figure represents designated 25, and a saddle is shown at 26.

a race horse, a special mechanical drive be- Connected with the body are downwardly ing provided and serving to propel the toy extending bars 27, 28, 29 and 30, and these and to impart other movements thereto, so elements last mentioned have connection that the device will be as interesting and with a forward crank shaft and with rear 60 realistic as possible. crank elements referred to below.

A. further object is to provide a device A forward crank shaft 33 is mounted in including a frame mounting a forward bearings 34 in the frame, and carries a wheel, to be guided by the rider, and rear sprocket wheel 35 fixed thereon, this wheel wheels mounted on an axle driven from a imparting motion to chain 36 engaging 5 crank shaft to which motion is imparted by sprocket wheel 37 on rear shaft or axle 38. elements having stirrups fixed thereto,-the This element last named mounts wheels 40 figure representing the horse being so mountand 41, constituting ground wheels, and ed that it will be raised by the weight of thru which the entire device is propelled the rider on the stirrups, while his weight over the surface of the floor or ground. when seated in the saddle provides for the Rear cranks 43 and 44 are mounted in downward movement, bearings 45 on the frame, and these cranks With the foregoing and other objects in are pivotally connected with upwardly exview, the invention consists in the novel tending bars 29 and 30 connected with the construction and arrangement of elements body of the animal, as before indicated. described, illustrated and claimed, it being The forward crank shaft 33 imparts moveunderstood that modifications may be made ment to the forward upwardly extending within the scope of the claim without debars 27 and 28, also connected with the body parting from the spirit of the invention. of the animal. The forward and rear crank In the drawings forming part of this ap elements have the relative position illusso plication, trated in Figure 2, and movement is im- Figure 1 is a View of the device in side parted to the figure representing the horse, elevation. in an obvious manner when the crank ele- Figure 2 is a horizontal section thru ments are rotated. the elements connecting the forward crank One of the combined stirrups and proshaft with the body. of the animal and the polling devices is shown in perspective in elements connecting the rear cranks with Figure 3, and includes the stirrup per se insaid body. cluding the lower bar 47 on which the foot Figure 3 is a perspective view showing one rests. The portion 48 extends upwardly of the elements constituting a combined and is curved to form aU-member, the outer stirrup and propelling device. end receiving one end of bar 47 Element In carrying out the invention, I provide 48 is formed with or is mounted on a bar a frame including the upper side bars 10, 49 having its opposite ends 50 and 51 aperthe lower side bars 11 and the forward port-ured as shown, to permit of the reception tion 12. Transverse braces such as 13 are of the end or ends of the crank shaft provided wherever needed, and elements 13 I and of the crank elements 43 and 44. The connect the upper portion of the frame connections at 50 and 51 form a type of the forward part thereof, with the lower bearing, and the element 49 corresponds part. One of the vertical braces at the rear with Connecting rod of the type employed portion of the frame is designated 14. when transforming reciprocating motion to A forward wheel 15 is mounted in a fork rotary motion, or vice versa.

16, and a standard 17 formed with the fork When the rider is seated in saddle 26, his passes thru the socket portion 18 of the weight tends to move the element representframe. An arm 19 extends laterally from ing the horse downwardly, and when the the standard 17 and a transverse bar 20 has rider throws his weight on the stirrups, the 5 connected therewith the o posite ends 21 element 25 will move upwardly, and at the and 22 of the flexible guiding element or same time a continuous drive will be imrein 24. parted to crank shaft 33 and to crank ele- 5 claimed W the frame,

ments 43 and 44, by the feet and legs o the rider, when he makes use of the device in the manner intended.

Having described the invention what is In a device of the class described, a frame, a crank shaft mounted thereon, guiding means carried by the frame, means controlling the guiding means, wheels for mounting means for driving the wheels from the crank shaft, additional crank elements mounted on the frame, a body positioned above the frame, rods connecting the body with the crank shaft and additional crank elements, stirrups, and means connected with the stirrups for imparting movement to the crank shaft and crank elements.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HOWARD H. MORGAN. 

